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Aesop's Fables: The Monkey as King
by Aesop The Dog and the CookThe Thieves and the CockThe Monkey as King At a gathering of all the animals the Monkey danced and delighted them so much that they made him their King. The…The Devil's Dictionary: King's Evil
by Ambrose Bierce KINGKISSKING'S EVIL -n. A malady that was formerly cured by the touch of the sovereign, but has now to be treated by the physicians. Thus "the most pious Edward" of…Photographer (N. D. King)
N. David King Tell us about your work---what do you do? I think of myself as an image-maker. I try to use whatever medium is appropriate to the subject to…Brewer's: City of the Great King
(The) —i.e. Jerusalem. (Psa. xlviii. 2; Matt. v. 35.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894City of the Seven HillsCity of Saints A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Three Kings' Day
Epiphany or Twelfth Day, designed to commemorate the visit of the “three kings” or Wise Men of the East to the infant Jesus. (See under Kings.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Ulster King of Arms
Chief heraldic officer of Ireland. Created by Edward VI. in 1552. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ultima ThuleUlster Badge A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Mirror of King Ryence
(The). This mirror was made by Merlin, and those who looked in it saw whatever they wished to see. (Spenser: Faërie Queene, bk, iii.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Mutton-eating King
(The). Charles II. of England. The witty Earl of Rochester wrote this mock epitaph on his patron: Here lies our mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish…Brewer's: King-of-Arms
An officer whose duty it is to direct the heralds, preside at chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armoury. There are three kings-of-arms in England viz. Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy…Brewer's: King Over the Water
(The). The Young Pretender, or Chevalier Charles Edward. “My father so far compromised his loyalty as to announce merely `The king,' as his first toast after dinner, instead of the…Trending
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